Museum of Sydney

The Museum of Sydney is a museum in Sydney that was built on the ruins of the house of New South Wales' first Governor, Arthur Phillip, on the present-day corner of Phillip and Bridge Street.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Sydney, Australia
  • Address: Bridge Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Darling Harbour and Australian Securities Exchange.

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is a leisure and entertainment precinct, in central . It extends to Pyrmont, Ultimo and the business district of Barangaroo, and contains The Star and Pyrmont Bay, including Harris St.

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Ltd is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the . is situated 480 metres south of Museum of Sydney.

Ruins
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The was the first residence for the Governors of New South Wales located at 41 Bridge Street, in the in Australia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sydney and The Rocks.

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is the Harbour City, and is the oldest and most cosmopolitan city in with an enviable reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and livable cities.

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is sandstone buildings, history, laneways, culture and Australiana by day, and a busy pub scene by night. It is the historical precinct of central Sydney immediately to the north of the City centre on the western side of Sydney Cove, and where the First Fleet set up their first convict settlement.

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The was where Governor Arthur Phillip first raised the British flag on Australian soil in January 1788, the earliest site of European settlement in Australia.

Museum of Sydney

Latitude
-33.86375° or 33° 51′ 50″ south
Longitude
151.21148° or 151° 12′ 41″ east
Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)
Levels
2
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Museums of History New South Wales
Open location code
4RRH46P6+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 409035048
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6949409
Wiki­data ID
Q910232
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Museum of Sydney” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “雪梨博物館”
  • Chinese: “雪梨博物馆”
  • French: “musée de Sydney”
  • French: “Musée de Sydney”
  • French: “Museum de Sydney”
  • German: “Museum of Sydney”
  • Hausa: “Gidan kayan gargajiya na Sydney”
  • Hebrew: “Museum of Sydney”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון של סידני”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון סידני”
  • Indonesian: “Museum of Sydney”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Sydney”
  • Japanese: “シドニー博物館”
  • Korean: “뮤지엄 오브 시드니”
  • Korean: “시드니 박물관”
  • Korean: “시드니박물관”
  • Portuguese: “Museu de Sydney”
  • Turkish: “Museum of Sydney”
  • Turkish: “Sidney Müzesi”
  • Urdu: “میوزیم آف سڈنی”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Quay Quarter and Parade Ground.

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